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Everything written & recorded to 8 track cassette in the USA.2014



Currently recording a set worth of material in each of a couple different genres with an eye towards gigging and collaboration.

Stirrup is Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello, tenor guitar), Nick Macri (bass), and Charles Rumback (drums). 

The three first played together as “the shimmering rhythm section of the Horse’s Ha,” [Time Out Chicago] and decided to form their own trio in 2009 to explore deep grooves, moody harmonies, and extended structures. A true collective, all three write and arrange for the band with influences as varied as the list of bands and musicians Stirrup’s members have worked with including Ken Vandermark, Mark Eitzel, Wilco, Via Tania, Anthony Braxton, Hector Zazou, Jeremy Enigk, L’Altra, Boxhead Ensemble, Peter Brötzmann, and Laetitia Sadier (of Stereolab). 

PRESS QUOTES:

"...a psychedelic horseback ride stitched together using bass ostinatos, supportive drumming, and exploratory guitar and cello solos..." — Brad Farberman, DownBeat

“...cellist Fred Lonberg-Holm, bassist Nick Macri, and drummer Charles Rumback masterfully play their instruments. Infectious bass ostinatos, electronically enhanced cello sounds, and percussion beats evocative of jazz rock blend into an innovative and thrilling mix of styles that does not fit into any one musical genre.” - Saalfelden Jazz Festival 2014 program 

"Swinging, scorching, and sweet, this record is a peak effort for everyone involved." — Bill Meyer, Dusted

"Pieces of blues slip out, rock is hinted at, as are hypnotic folky soundscapes. Stirrup coats American roots music with a layer of avant sound delivered with a pleasing infectious groove... " — Mark Corroto, All About Jazz

"Maybe this is Jazz, maybe it’s post-rock, maybe it’s a psych-rock fusion, maybe it’s true avant-garde, maybe it has a dash of folk, and maybe if stripped away of everything, a simple blues would be revealed.  It is all of these things and, thus, ultimately, it is none of these things.  This isn’t an innocuous blend of influences; it’s a distillation of ingredients into something with its own flavor and its own sound." - Dave Sumner, Bird Is The Worm Jazz blog 


Kansas City-based BoxKite, the moniker of musician Bob Stewart, blends a passion for jazz, experimental electronica and post-rock into rich atmospheres captured with a rock attitude and a jazz aesthetic.  The music of BoxKite can be floating and serene one moment, propelled and driving the next.  Jazz-inspired drums flow into electronic beats, horns and vibes interweave with loops and drones, field recordings commingle with synths and guitars while abstract voices and kalimba litter the soundscape.  

Sonic prognosticators Monta At Odds is a Kansas City combo led by the brothers Dedric and Delaney Moore. Dedric's pulsing, melodic bass and Delaney's artfully unhinged synthesizers frame the band's central character, which is fleshed out by a talented cast of musicians and collaborators. The result is a heady sonic pool that has been inscrutably referred to as ‘Ummagumma meets Arthur Russell’s mutant disco at Vangelis’s house.’

2021 finds the addition of acclaimed vocalists and songwriters Mikal Shapiro and Teri Quinn to the band’s lineup of Krystof Nemeth (Emmaline Twist) on baritone, Matthew Heinrich (Mysterious Clouds) on drums, Kenn Jankowski (The Republic Tigers) on synth, and Lucas Behrens on guitar and synth. With Mikal and Teri's otherworldly vocal contributions, along with guest Your Friend, Peak of Eternal Light, released on the Record Machine label,  is a cosmic sonic journey stopping off in post-punk and dark synthpop galaxies.

Monta At Odds continues to push their alternate reality into streamlined consciousness. Expect minimal rhythms set to maximum noise, shoegazed guitar signals, slo-mo psychedelic darkwave, endless dub echo, and extended-cut warped disco. Live musicians manipulating time and space via knob turning, cymbal cracking, and pedal pushing as they interlock into hypnotic moments of heavenly bliss that seem to hold forever, captivating the mind.

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